The whirl

The Whirl

Why visual language can help us deal with the information age.

Forms, fields and flows

Forms, fields and flows

A short video introduction to some basic principles of visual language.

What is language?

What is language?

Language is more than just communication. It’s the primary method by which we do things together.

Connecting Across Borders

In China, India and many other emerging markets, it’s not business as usual when communicating, connecting and branding on world-wide basis.

Housekeeping

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What’s next in visual communication?

What we are seeing today on the internet is the emergence of a truly global culture, a culture that communicates visually.

From presentations to conversations

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Ideas don’t evolve in a vacuum and they don’t generally flow in one direction.

Is PowerPoint good or evil?

PowerPoint. People either love it or hate it. There is no doubt that Powerpoint has had an influence on the world — but is it a positive one or a negative one? And who decides?

Interview: User Experience podcast

“Dave talks about… how PowerPoint can be both inhibiting and comforting, and about how where we are with video today is where we were with PageMaker 20 years ago.”

Affinity mapping

Affinity mapping is a way to sort large amounts of data into logical groups.

How to draw a stick figure

All stick figures are not created equal.

Information visualization: A one-day workshop with Dave Gray and Karl Gude

Workshop facilitators Karl Gude and Dave Gray have, collectively, more than 50 years of practical, hands-on experience, creating visual explanations for national news media and multinational corporations.

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